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Five Big Ten Defenders Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalists

Five conference standouts were selected as quarterfinalists for the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy, it was announced on Wednesday. Iowa's James Morris, Michigan State's Max Bullough, Northwestern's Ibraheim Campbell, Ohio State's Ryan Shazier and Wisconsin's Chris Borland are among the 20 players on the mid-season list, which will be cut to eight semifinalists on Nov. 13 before the four finalists are revealed on Nov. 27. The award was first distributed in 2004, with two conference standouts claiming the honor since in the last five seasons - Ohio State's James Laurinaitis in 2008 and Wisconsin's J.J. Watt in 2010.